• Hawaiian Airlines to Resume Tokyo Haneda-Kona Service in October

    September 07, 2023
     
    HONOLULU - Hawaiian Airlines today announced it will restart service between Tokyo's Haneda Airport (HND) and Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport (KOA), operating three flights Oct. 29. through Nov. 4 before restarting regular weekly service on Nov. 22. The airline will gradually return to its original thrice-weekly schedule in March 2024.

    "We're very pleased to bring back our convenient nonstop service between Tokyo and Hawaiʻi Island as we continue to restore our Japan network to meet increasing demand," said Takaya Shishido, Japan country director at Hawaiian Airlines. "The gradual increase in our weekly service from November through March allows us to ramp up our operations to serve our guests."

    By March 13, the airline's Japan capacity will be 59% above summer 2023 levels. Hawaiian currently offers daily service between Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) and Tokyo’s Haneda and Osaka’s Kansai (KIX) airports; six-times-weekly service between HNL and Tokyo Narita (NRT) airport; and thrice-weekly service between Honolulu and Fukuoka (FUK) airport.

    KONA-HANEDA SCHEDULE OCT. 29-NOV. 4 

    FLIGHT

    ROUTE

    DEPARTURE

    ARRIVAL

    OPERATING DAYS

    HA851

    KOAHND

    18:15

    22:00

    Oct. 29, Nov. 1, Nov. 3

    HA852

    HNDKOA

    23:55

    12:50

     

    KONA-HANEDA SCHEDULE FROM NOV. 22

    FLIGHT

    ROUTE

    TIME

    DATE

    FREQUENCY

    DATE

    FREQUENCY

    DATE

    FREQUENCY

    HA851

    KOAHND

    18:15

    Nov. 22

    1x weekly

    (Day of week varies)

    March 1

    2x weekly

    (Fri., Sun.)

    March

    13

    3x weekly

    (Wed., Fri., Sun.)

    HA852

    HNDKOA

    23:55
     

    Hawaiian, which first launched Haneda-Kona service in 2016, suspended flights in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Hawaiian will continue to operate its Japan routes with 278-seat, spacious wide-body Airbus A330 aircraft featuring 18 Premium Cabin fully lie-flat seats, 68 popular Extra Comfort seats and 192 Main Cabin seats.

    For guests traveling to Maui, West Maui is currently inaccessible to visitors due to recent wildfires. However, most of the island, including Kahului, Wailuku, Kihei, Wailea, Makena, Paia, and Hana remains open. As Hawaiʻi’s hometown airline, Hawaiian launched Malama Maui, a resource page for people interested in contributing to recovery efforts, as well as Travel Pono Maui, a guide for island visitors with information on how their stay can help support the people and communities of Maui.

    About Hawaiian Airlines 

    Now in its 94th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawaiʻi's largest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers approximately 150 daily flights within the Hawaiian Islands, and nonstop flights between Hawaiʻi and 15 U.S. gateway cities – more than any other airline – as well as service connecting Honolulu and American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Tahiti.  

    Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawaiʻi. The carrier was named Hawaiʻi's best employer by Forbes in 2022 and has topped Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best list as the No. 1 U.S. airline for the past two years. Hawaiian has also led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for 18 consecutive years (2004-2021) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

    The airline is committed to connecting people with aloha by offering complimentary meals for all guests on transpacific routes and the convenience of no change fees on Main Cabin and Premium Cabin seats. HawaiianMiles members also enjoy flexibility with miles that never expire.

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